Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 12.8% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 6.7% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$3.92
FCFA2,388
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$3.62
FCFA2,201
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$1.22
FCFA742
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$0.53
FCFA325
|
|
pay 38.6% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$9.24
FCFA5,620
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$9.56
FCFA5,816
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$1.91
FCFA1,160
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$2.46
FCFA1,498
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$0.66
FCFA401
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$0.66
FCFA399
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$0.54
FCFA326
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$0.58
FCFA353
|
|
pay 14.1% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$4.36
FCFA2,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$13.77
FCFA8,381
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$29,642.86
FCFA18,039,581
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$4.59
FCFA2,791
|
|
pay 12.4% more for housing
Namibia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$73.33
FCFA44,625
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$286.46
FCFA174,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$195.38
FCFA118,899
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$89.67
FCFA54,572
|
|
pay 16.7% less for childcare
Namibia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$212.10
FCFA129,077
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,137,137
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$1.28
FCFA776
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$1.30
FCFA790
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$21.69
FCFA13,200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
$7.03
FCFA4,277
|
|
pay 42.6% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$37.88
FCFA23,053
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$49.96
FCFA30,402
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$93.06
FCFA56,634
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$102.50
FCFA62,381
|
|
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